step across

[/stɛp əˈkrɔːs/]

verb

atravessar pisando

1. to walk across something by stepping over it

She had to step across the puddle to avoid getting wet.

Ela teve que atravessar o charco pisando para não se molhar.

2. to cross over a boundary or threshold by stepping

He stepped across the line onto the new property.

Ele atravessou a linha pisando para a nova propriedade.

3. to move over someone or something by stepping

Please don't step across my feet while I'm sitting here.

Por favor, não pise nos meus pés enquanto estou sentado aqui.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

atravessar pisando

common usage in general conversation

São Paulo

passar por cima pisando

alternative phrasing used in São Paulo region

Portugal

pisar ao atravessar

common phrasing in European Portuguese

step over the line

cross the threshold

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